CONWAY, S.C. (AP) _ Jaylen Shaw scored 16 points, Demario Beck added 15 to go
with 10 rebounds and Coastal Carolina held off a second-half surge by
Arkansas-Little Rock for a 66-63 win on Monday night.
Coastal Carolina (8-9, 3-1 Sun Belt) led by as many as 16 points midway through
the second half but had to hold off a UALR comeback bid that cut the gap to
62-58 with 3:36 left. Shivaughn Wiggins sank a pair of free throws to stretch
the Chanticleers’ advantage back to six.
UALR’s Deondre Burns and Wiggins then traded layups before Burns nailed a
3-pointer to tighten the game back to three. Neither team scored again over the
final 91 seconds.
Wiggins finished with 12 points.
Burns had 17 points for UALR (11-6, 2-2), which outscored the Chanticleers
36-28 over the final 20 minutes. Marcus Johnson Jr. added 15 and Lis Shoshi had
10 for the Trojans.
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